Never In The Wildest of Dreams

Max scratched the top surgery scar on his right as he shuffled into the kitchen. Dressed in only the pajama pants his wife had gotten him last Christmas, he made his way over to the fridge, throwing it open so he could use its light to find his favorite mug.    ‘World’s best dad’, written… Continue reading Never In The Wildest of Dreams

A Rainy Day

Raindrops fell against the windows of Raven’s black Nissan Altima.    ‘What am I doing?’ She thought to herself as she watched droplets collect on her windshield.   It was eleven o’clock at night and she should’ve been at home getting the eight hours of sleep she required simply to function as a human being.… Continue reading A Rainy Day

Who Would Have Thought

 A walking wrecking ball, who loved to party, and a no-nonsense businesswoman, a neat freak, and a complete mess. On paper, they made absolutely no sense, but for some reason, some wild, outrageous reason, unknown to either of them, they were attracted to each other. “Opposites attract,” people say, but that was for magnets, Maggie… Continue reading Who Would Have Thought

Should’ve Looked Closer

Hold it right there! Before you dive into this story have you read 'Just Immature Right?'? Xena scrolled through headline after headline. ‘Fifteen women have alleged that Mr. Wells was a very ‘hands-on’ kind of boss’, ‘A source from within the Wells brothers’ company said “Mr. Wells has always been quite the party boy.” Page… Continue reading Should’ve Looked Closer

An Interrupted Celebration

Hold on, before you dive into this story, have you read 'This Is The One'? “To one hundred and one homes.” Alexis said cheering her wife.   It was Saturday night, and Carter was over at his father’s house, much to his dismay, and Tucker was over at a friend’s house.   “Any excuse to… Continue reading An Interrupted Celebration

Missing You

James hovered over his work bench, looking down at the 3D map his daughter had been building for social studies. The map of Ancient Greece was supposed to map out the war path of the Peloponnesian War. James’s daughter, Hailey had spent all day obsessing over the map; even though it was nearly complete and wasn’t… Continue reading Missing You

A Temporary Goodbye

Marvin stared out the window of his New York City highrise. The snow-covered city below was stunning. Winter was his favorite time of year; great for hot coco, Christmas music, even though it was still October, and snow; lots and lots of snow. It was the perfect time of year for spending the day in… Continue reading A Temporary Goodbye

Even When I Lose My Head

The cloudless sky was a blue blanket with millions of tiny holes. The wind was a soft caress, ruffling the leaves on the ground.    Lying on a blanket, amongst the leaves, Michael Jones looked up at the sky, attempting to count each and every twinkling speck.    On his chest, Michael's husband, Darius twisted… Continue reading Even When I Lose My Head